An Examination of the Studies on Learning Analytics: A Bibliometric Mapping Analysis

Abstract

This research aims to create a bibliometric map of studies on learning analytics. In this research, the bibliometric mapping technique was used from an international perspective to evaluate trends in learning analytics research by describing the factors of author, publication, keyword, journal, country, and citation. Most of the research on the subject has been published in the Journal of Learning Analytics. The results show that Gasevic D. is the most relevant author. Open University is the most relevant university. The USA has the most publications, co-authored publications, single national publications, and cited articles overall. The terms "learning," "higher education," and "analytics" are frequently used keywords. As a result of the thematic mapping analysis of the keywords, the themes in the Q1 area were learning analytics and education concepts. It has been seen that the concepts of learning analytics, analytics, and performance are at the center of the created co-occurrence network diagram.